The term "robot" coined by Czech writer Karel Capek. But at first in his play he called humanoid mechanisms "Labora" (from Latin "labor" - work), but this a word he did not like. Then, on the advice of his brother Joseph, he renamed them into robots.

Czech Republic for many years, is the first in the world in beer consumption per capita of the male population. Also Czechs keep world record for speed drinking of a liter of beer - 4.11 seconds.